Warm Audio WA73 Microphone Preamp Properly reproducing the most legendary British console sound of all time. A Single Channel '73 for the Rest of Us. If there's one style of preamp that professional engineers would unanimously agree has defined the tone of pop/rock records for decades, it would most definitely be the venerable '73-style of mic pre. '73-style preamps have been massively used in recording and live applications for many years and are still considered to be the “Holy Grail” of preamp choices today. The Warm Audio “WA73 Family” consists of single and dual channel '73-style amps (with and without EQ), that each pay careful homage to British audio history.The WA73 is a “Desert Island” boutique preamp, but it can also be classified as a studio and live work-horse. Classic '73-style preamps are known for being versatile tools that work with all kinds of microphones from Condenser, to Dynamic, to Ribbon. The WA73 equally shines on all types of microphones and sources including; vocals, acoustic/electric guitars, bass, drums, percussion, orchestras, keyboards, and even as a tone shaping tool to run partial or complete mixes through. With 80dB of gain and a fully discrete Carnhill Transformer balanced signal path, there's no recording, mixing, or engineering task that the WA73 can't handle. UK Custom Carnhill Transformers. Enthusiasts unequivocally get excited about the components used in classic '73-style British preamps. The signal transformers are a common topic of conversation. Vintage units used various versions of transformers throughout the years, but the most coveted were the earliest versions. These are regarded as the most desirable choice due to their fluid and forgiving nature. They saturate sweetly when pushed, and have been known to make engineers cry when they hear how beautiful their mixes sound through them!Warm Audio worked closely with Carnhill Transformers of Cambridgeshire, UK, to design faithful reproductions of these most coveted, early version transformers. We at Warm Audio have not yet heard a modern day '73-style preamp sound as sweet and musical as does our WA73 with these beautiful custom Transformers. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS SINGLE-CHANNEL, CLASS A, '73-STYLE BRITISH MICROPHONE PREAMP UK MADE CARNHILL TRANSFORMERS HAND WIRED, HAND ASSEMBLED 80DB OF GAIN - RESISTOR STEPPED GAIN SWITCH FULLY DISCRETE TONE BUTTON - CHANGES INPUT TRANSFORMER IMPEDANCE FOR VARYING TONE POLARITY SWITCH 48V PHANTOM POWER 4 POSITION INDUCTOR BASED HIPASS FILTER - 50, 80, 160, 300 HZ XLR MIC INPUT LINE LEVEL TRS INPUT TS SEND/RECEIVE INSERT JACKS XLR & TRS LINE LEVEL OUTPUTS DIRECT IN, INSTRUMENT INPUT OUTPUT CONTROL LED LEVEL INDICATION 19" RACKMOUNTABLE GROUND LIFT SWITCH INTERNAL IEC 115V/230V POWER INLET
